Change the World for a Fiver: We Are What We Do 
Sunday, 24 February 2008
Eco-minded street artist Edina Tokodi is putting a new spin on green guerilla tactics in the trendy art enclave of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Tokodi’s site-specific moss installations of prancing animal figures and camouflage outgrowths are the talk of a local urban neighborhood typically accustomed to gallery hype and commercial real estate take-overs. Unlike the market-driven art featured in sterile, white box galleries, the work of Tokodi is meant to be touched, felt, and in turn touch you in the playful ways that her animated installations call to mind a more familiar, environmentally friendly state in the barren patches of urban existence.
Tokodi believes strongly that the reactions of passersby (or the lack of any reaction at all) is really an indicator of a deeper malaise that we need to pay attention to and reseed with “mentally healthy garden states” and direct interactive engagement.
British-born sculptor Tony Cragg uses color families and a carefully curated collection of flotsam and jetsam in his large-scale installations. Born in Liverpool, Cragg has an amazing collection of pieces made from found materials from household trash to construction refuse. We love the impressionistic charm of his pieces- gorgeous and graphic from far away, intricate and detailed from up close.
From afar, Cragg’s installations take the shape of graphic forms, even one as a British flag. But up close and personal, the colorful shapes are made from things like toothbrushes and metal washers, all painted to create a stunning and colorful piece. His other sculptures include wood furniture, all of which are reclaimed
Sunday, 13 January 2008
Plastic waste cups
There was a load of clear plastic cups that were about to thrown away, so what could be done with them?.......
.....I looked at shapes that could be created from them and made in to something of use.
it would save them being put in to the waste and it could be made in to something of beauty and style, maybe a light maybe sculpture or part of a piece of furniture?
...........what would you do with something which would normally be thrown away, some thing that apparently had come to the end of its life?
..................How would you give waste a new life?
Five green bottles sitting on the wall..........
....after thinking about the story of stuff i have been looking at the
story of the plastic, bottle what happens to it, what gets
recycled from it, and what can i do with it.
So i have been collecting lots of different types of bottles
and experimenting with them to see what i can create from them.
Thursday, 10 January 2008
Recycled plastic shampoo bottles, washed up on beaches are hand cut by artist, Rebecca Crawford at Spacefruit. A portion of her profits go to Surfers Against Sewage.£15.00 for the bracelet and £20.00 for the necklace at Spacefruit
michelle brand
michelle brand
"The root of my interests lies in sustainable waste management.
At present it has manifested itself into a designer maker practice.
I have designed an aesthetic and decorative fabric from which most people in the western world would perceive to be waste/rubbish.
The fabric is composed of plastic drinks bottle bases, which have been cut, sanded and then tagged together.
I love seeing design opportunities where most people only see problems"
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Tuesday, 18 December 2007
Sunday, 16 December 2007
www.giraffeinnovation.com“We Are A unique form of management consultancy giving advice on innovation management, sustainable design and EC Environmental legislation.
“Working with small and large companies and UK Government. Most of our time involves helping companies avoid doing the ‘wrong thing well’.
http://www.weeeman.org/ “Transforming the public’s perception of waste as ‘out of sight, out of mind’ and highlighting the environmental impact of our individual contribution to waste electronic products (WEEE).”
http://www.rsachanginghabbits.org/
Discover your environmental impact by creating your own Habbit and have the chance to see it displayed at the regional exhibitions later this year.
What is the Story of Stuff?
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.
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